jQuery delete all table rows except first

Question

Using jQuery, how do I delete all rows in a table except the first? This is my first attempt at using index selectors. If I understand the examples correctly, the following sh

Answer 1

Easiest way :

$("#mytable").find($("tr")).slice(1).remove()

-first reference the table
-get the list of elements and slice it and remove the selected elements of the list

Answer 2

wrapped in a function:

function remove_rows(tablename) { 
    $(tablename).find("tr:gt(0)").remove();        
}

then call it:

remove_rows('#table1');
remove_rows('#table2');